This is an open letter addressed to the 2009-2010 University of Memphis Tigers submitted by one of Memphis Roar’s readers, Andy Arnold. Enjoy!
Dear 2009-10 Memphis Tigers:
I just wanted to say thank you to each and every one of you, all the players, all the coaches, and all the wonderful support personnel who give it your all every day.
I attended my first Tiger basketball game in 1952, and I have loyally followed every game since, from wherever I was in the world. In all those years, I have seen a lot of thrills and a lot of disappointments, both on and off the court. But, I have never seen a team of which I was more proud.
Archive for the ‘2009-2010 Season’ Category
An Open Letter to the 2009-2010 Memphis Tigers
On March - 21 - 2010
Memphis Travels to Ole Miss
On March - 19 - 2010
The Tad Smith Coliseum, also known as the Tad Pad, has a capacity of approximately 9,061. On Wednesday night, for Ole Miss’ opening round NIT game against Troy, a meager crowd of about 3,000 filled the Tad Pad. In reality, the attendance number was lower than if you were judging by the “eye test”. With the Tigers (24-9) rolling into Oxford, Ole Miss could not keep tickets in the box office long enough; as all general admission tickets sold out within 24 hours of the matchup being finalized.
Zagoria Chatting Tigers vs. Johnnies – Tuesday at 2pm CST
On March - 15 - 2010
Memphis Roar and Adam Zagoria chat about the Memphis vs. St. John’s NIT Matchup.
Memphis’ Wish Turns Into Worst Nightmare, Houston Advances
On March - 11 - 2010
Memphis was playing its best basketball down the stretch, winning seven of their final eight games. Having charged back into the picture for a potential at-large bid, the Tigers dream of reaching the NCAA Tournament likely required two wins in the conference tournament. On Thursday afternoon, those dreams turned to a nightmare against Houston.
Leading up to this game, the Tigers made it clear that they wanted to face Houston. Houston made it clear that they were ready. Led by Aubrey Coleman’s 21 points, including a step-thru jumper in the lane with 5 seconds remaining, Houston upset the Tigers for the second time this season 66-65 in the quarterfinals Thursday.
Tigers Get Wish, Face Houston in C-USA Quarterfinals
On March - 10 - 2010
University of Memphis vs. University of Houston
Conference USA Tournament Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 11th, 2010 at 12:00 noon
BOK Center – Tulsa, OK
TV: CBS College Sports
Radio: 600AM
After Monday’s practice at the Larry O. Finch Center, University of Memphis guards Doneal Mack, Elliot Williams and Wesley Witherspoon made it clear. They wanted to see Houston on Thursday for the second-round quarterfinal matchup in the Conference USA Tournament.
“Very badly,” said sophomore guard Elliot Williams when asked if he would like to see Houston in the second round. “They beat us badly. I personally had one of the worst games of my career.”
“If you ask anyone on the team, they would say we want another shot at Houston,” Wesley Witherspoon said.
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Coach Pastner on C-USA Matchups
On March - 10 - 2010
Check out the following video of Memphis Tigers’ head coach Josh Pastner after today’s shoot-around from MyFox Memphis.
